Dr. Lilliana Carrera lives her life by the Hippocratic Oath, protecting her patients from the Wardwell scientists mad experiments where she can. Her newest patient, the angry former professional football player, strikes her as arrogant and angry and she assumes the worst of his reasons for joining the gene therapy experiments. When touching him begins to arouse more than professional feelings in her, she tries to ignore the feelings and hide behind a façade of professionalism.

Jesse Bradford played for the NFL until an injury ended his career and his life as he knew it. Fearing for the safety of his family, he is driven to give his body over to science in the hopes of saving those he loves. When the lovely doctor's healing touch begins to bring his broken soul back to life again, he discovers the one thing he thought he would never find again… hope.

With a greedy and mad scientist threatening his family, Jesse has to keep secrets from the doctor but when he is asked to steal from her, he must make choices and none of them are good. Will he protect his family or the woman he is learning to love?

With a group of evil scientists plotting against them, Lilliana and Jesse have to go against insurmountable odds to be together and save Jesse’s family. Full of action and sizzling romance, this story was a fun read but parts of it left this reader frustrated with the indecisive nature of the leading characters. A strong story but portions rang just a little bit hollow.